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| Brother and sister from Kabardino-Balkaria convicted of financing terrorism | |
| 2022-05-31 | |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [KavkazUzel] A court in Rostov-on-Don sentenced Asker Khamukov to 18 years in prison, and his sister was sentenced to 16.5 years in prison for assisting a terrorist organization. The "Caucasian Knot" reported that Asker Khamukov was detained on October 7, 2019 in Baksan together with his sister Lianna, who gave birth the next day. Asker's wife was also detained, but she was released from the police on the same day. Brother and sister Khamukov are accused of organizing the financing of terrorist activities. The case was initiated on September 24, 2019 by the Moscow Department of the TFR. According to investigators, part of the funds to the Khamukovs' accounts came from contractors suspected of involvement in terrorism. The defense insists that there are no grounds for criminal prosecution of the Khamukovs, since there is no evidence  that the One Body Foundation used this money for criminal needs. The Southern District Military Court today issued a verdict in the case of financing a terrorist organization against Asker and Lianna Khamukov. According to the investigation and the court, in 2013 they joined the structural unit of the Caucasus Emirate*. In 2013, the brother and sister provided the militants with their housing for shelter, food, food, and kept prohibited items and substances at home . In 2015, the defendants organized an online fundraiser and donated 1,402,900 rubles
The court sentenced Lianna Khamukova to 16 years and six months in a penal colony, Asker Khamukov to 18 years in a penal colony of strict regime, he must spend the first four years of this term in prison, the press service of the court said in a message on the Telegram channel. The criminal case of the Khamukovs was received by the Southern District Military Court on March 11, 2021, 35 court sessions were held. The verdict was announced today, follows from the case card on the court's website. There were no comments from the convicts or their official representatives regarding the court verdict. Recall that earlier Khamukova’s defenders sought to mitigate the measure of restraint for her, noting that Khamukova is raising young children , for whom proper care is impossible under house arrest. Lawyers Magomed Abubakarov and Ramzan Uzuev urged them to write letters to the Prosecutor General's Office and the Investigative Committee with a request to stop the criminal prosecution of the Khamukovs. The prosecution, not finding evidence of the guilt of the Khamukovs, can "materialize a secret witness out of nowhere," Ramzan Uzuyev explained to the "Caucasian Knot" at the time. Related: Caucasus Emirate: 2021-10-19 Dagestani terror suspect detention extended by Russian court Caucasus Emirate: 2021-02-06 Russian Air Force blows up foreigner-led jihadist training camp in northwest Syria: video Caucasus Emirate: 2020-04-12 New attempts to transfer jihadists from Iraq and Syria to Russia | |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #2 *happy sigh* |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2022-05-31 21:08 |
| #1 The fat lady yodels an aria Of [*pop*] Kabardino-Balkaria... A chorus (muezzins) Roars, "What? They's not cousins?" An audience snores in Peoria. |
| Posted by: Captain Omerens3755 2022-05-31 01:04 |